Belfast

A man in a black hat and black tshirt, he is blurry in movement as he cheers to a crowd.

From Emerging talent to a main stage slot

Andrew Cairns who worked building the main stage at previous Emerge festivals will be taking to it for the second year in a row.

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'It's a full circle moment' - Friends go from Emerge crowd to performers

Andrew Cairns, Ben Donnelly and Reece Harvey once attended Emerge together as fans - now all three friends are on the festival line-up.

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Exterior shot of a brick and glass building, Laganside Courts in Belfast

Probation order for man who sent undercover officer posing as teen naked picture

Nicholas Finton O'Brien pleaded guilty to attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming.

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Myles is smiling at the camera. He is wearing a navy t-shirt and has brown short hair.

Cartoon illustrates importance of inclusivity in schools with autistic lead character

A new Belfast-made cartoon series will be coming to screens soon with the aim of encouraging and empowering children in classrooms to be more inclusive and to create a space for minds of all kinds.

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A man with short curly brown hair and a moustache, wearing a dark hoodie and trousers, standing next to a woman with long brown hair in a white t shirt black leather jacket and blue denim jeans howling a red microphone.

Taylor, Tame Impala or Avril: Who should play Boucher's last gigs?

The playing fields, in the south of the city, can stage concerts for up to 40,000 people.

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Side view of a PSNI vehicle, coloured in blue, light-green and orange. The window reads police in cpital red letters.

Two men charged after police patrol car rammed repeatedly

The incident happened just before midnight on Tuesday.

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Police officers hurt after patrol car rammed repeatedly

Two men are arrested after the incident on the Glen Road in west Belfast.

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Belfast City Airport at night. There are two large glowing signs. One reads 'BELFAST CITY AIRPORT' and the other reads 'THE HEART OF Belfast'. There is a bridge-tunnel leading into the airport.

Airport bidding for more passengers and later flights

The airport said extended operating hours and increased traffic movement limits are 'critical '.

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Thin blue neon letters fixed to a brick wall read: 'AI SLOP'.

'Don't ask me to print your ChatGPT birthday card': Hitting back at AI 'slop'

As artificial intelligence becomes part of our everyday lives, there are some railing against cheaply produced material they say is empty and puts real artists' jobs at risk.

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